Andrew David Hurwitz at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 27, 2012–present
Andrew David Hurwitz
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- vice chief justice, 2009-2012
- Faculty, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2004-present
- Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2003-2012
- Faculty, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2001-present
- Faculty, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 1994-1995
- Faculty, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 1988-present
- Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 1983-2003
- Chief of staff, Gov. Bruce Babbitt, AZ, 1980-1983
- Faculty, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 1977-1980
- Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 1974-1980
- Law clerk, Hon. Potter Stewart, Supreme Court of the United States, 1973-1974
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Joseph Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1972-1973
- Law clerk, Hon. Jon O. Newman, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1972-present
- Connecticut Army National Guard/U.S. Army Reserve specialist 5, 1969-1975
Judicial service
- Judge, Arizona Supreme Court, 2003-2012
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2012-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Princeton University · A.B., 1968
- Yale University · J.D., 1972
- Boonton High School
Personal record
Born October 1947 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394006CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1577/andrew-david-hurwitz/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure